Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor–and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me “to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness.”

Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the 26th day of November next to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being, who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be–That we may then all unite in rendering unto him our sincere and humble thanks–for his kind care and protection of the People of this Country previous to their becoming a Nation–for the signal and manifold mercies, and the favorable interpositions of his Providence which we experienced in thecourse and conclusion of the late war–for the great degree of tranquillity, union, and plenty, which we have since enjoyed–for the peaceable and rational manner, in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national One now lately instituted–for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed; and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and in general for all the great and various favors which he hath been pleased to confer upon us.

and also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech him to pardon our national and other transgressions–to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually–to render our national government a blessing to all the people, by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed–to protect and guide all Sovereigns and Nations (especially such as have shewn kindness onto us) and to bless them with good government, peace, and concord–To promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the encrease of science among them and us–and generally to grant unto all Mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as he alone knows to be best.

Given under my hand at the City of New-York the third day of October in the year of our Lord 1789.

Of all the sinister intrustions and usurpations of Government over the past few decades, the War On Food must rank among the most bizarre.

Included below are updates for the Stowers Family Saga which began almost exactly a year ago and some other background and explanatory links.

All posts can be found in the category Ohio-Stowers Food Raid. (CLICK LINK HERE)
Tantalizing Excerpt:

A Family Finally Gets Their Food Back
By Lynn Walsh
October 8, 2009

A family in northeast Ohio is rejoicing today after a judge has ordered the government to return their food to their home. It was almost a year ago, in December of 2008, that the Ohio Department of Agriculture and the Lorain County General Health District raided the Stowers home in Lagrange, Ohio. Officers, dressed in S.W.A.T gear, swarmed their small family farm searching for food they believed was being sold unlawfully.

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Mike Vanderboegh beats the drum once again about the dangers of a contemporary “Fort Sumter”. CLICK LINK HERE

Fort Sumter marked a pivotal point in Constitutional History and deserves study. But the devil, as always, is in the details. There are many similarities with today’s political environment and an equal number of differences.

Fort Sumter was a crisis that evolved over many weeks and two Presidential Administrations. Ultimately, the garrison at Fort Sumter was besieged by rogue Governmental Entities who acted under color of law and imprisoned the occupants.

However, consider this significant difference: In contemporary America rogue government operators who act under color of law gave no quarter to women and children in the garrison at Waco, Texas or the outpost at Ruby Ridge.

In the kinder, gentler time of The War Between The States, relief for the women and children in the garrison at Fort Sumter was successfully negotiated and they were given safe passage from the area of hostilities.

Not so for the unlucky women and children at the Davidian Garrison in Waco, Texas or “Timmy and Lassie” (Sammy Weaver and his dog Striker) at the mountaintop outpost of Ruby Ridge.

They were ruthlessly assaulted and given no quarter either under the Constitution or The Rules Of War.

So for me the message of Fort Sumter is very clear: Rogue Government Operations under color of law need to cease immediately lest the legitimate Constitutional Government of the United States (We, The People) rouse the countryside to ride to the assistance of their fellow Americans and halt any abuse of power in their immediate vicinity.

It matters not if the official description of these illegal activities is “SWAT Team Warrant Service” or Roadside “Checkpoint Charlie” or even a “Fixit Traffic Stop”.

In any case it is certainly not the job of We, The Abused to walk on eggshells lest we somehow be condemned for our righteous wrath when They, The Abusers are unpunished, unrepentant and unrestrained.

If that is the message of Mike Vanderboegh he must be ignored.

Miniature Fort Sumters occur around us all every day, from the unprovoked SWAT assault on a completely innocent family based on the undocumented testimony of a “Confidential Informant” CLICK LINK HERE to the unprovoked investigation of a family for “illegal food sales”.CLICK LINK HERE or CLICK LINK HERE

They all share the same common theme: Rogue Government Entities randomly abuse at will, while the abused continue to live in fear of arbitrary assault.

If there is any correct interpretation of the meaning of Fort Sumter it is that We, The People of the Constitutional Government of the United States must halt the illegal activities of illegitimate Governmental Entities where ever they occur.